Ramen

Ramen was born a feminine dragon in the body of a male spiral. She joined Hearthstone from out of a cool, wetland Clan which didn't tolerate her gender difference, and things were hard for her during her early years. She doesn't talk about them in much detail, but she's been deeply loyal to the new Clan which accepts her the way she is. She's also enjoying the climate of the new location, as she loves to bask in the desert sun! She dresses in frills and roses and enjoys showing off her glistening white hide. She is excellent at sweet-talking her Clan mates into doing things for her, but easily offended by criticism or negative responses, especially when she wasn't expecting them. Ultimately, the Clan understands that she is still working through some trauma from her birth Clan, and tries to be gentle with her even when they find her behavior frustrating.

Despite the sometimes-princessy attitude, Ramen can and does work. She's a formidable hunter, and one of the Clan's best archaeologists. The hunters occasionally mourn the fact that the archaeologists almost always get her services due to the complex and specialized nature of their work... they can usually only claim her for the occasional rare expedition in search of large prey. Nevertheless, when Ramen is in a bad mood for some reason, she will go out on her own and bring home something dead, as a way of working off her pique in a way that's productive to the group.

Ramen has spent her first year at Hearthstone actively seeking out friends and trying to be social. Having never had a group where she was accepted before, she is eager to be liked; and even though she can sometimes be a bit difficult, the Clan finds her warm efforts endearing. Recently, the Hearthstone magicians got together to give Ramen a gift for the anniversary of her arrival: the body-modification to become a fully-functioning female, in form as well as substance. She was overwhelmed and thrilled and nervous all at once, but she accepted quickly "before I could get too scared to do it," as she put it. They did the magical surgery with a team consisting of mages, healers and Valancy, the engineer trained in Lightning Flight. Ramen has been learning to use her new body for the last month or so. It's awkward, but she is getting used to it, and even starting to daydream about finding a mate and laying eggs someday.